WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation
with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following
consumer product. (To access color photos of the following recalled products,
see CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of Product:
Maytag®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand refrigerators

Units:
About 46,000 (1.6 million units were previously recalled
March 2009)

Manufacturer:
Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa

Hazard: An electrical failure in the
relay, the component that turns on the refrigerator's compressor, can cause
overheating and pose a serious fire hazard.

Description: The recall includes certain
Maytag®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand side-by-side and
top freezer refrigerators. The affected refrigerators were manufactured in
black, bisque, white and stainless steel. They have model and serial numbers
printed on a label located on the top middle or left upper side of the
refrigerator liner and have the following model and serial number combinations:

Consumer Contact:
For more information, contact Maytag toll-free at
(866) 533-9817anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at
www.repair.maytag.com.

Representative Models:

Figure 1: Side by Side model

Figure 2: Top Freezer model

Figure 3: Model/Serial Label

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of
serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the
agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and
families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical
hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as
toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's
teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at
www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.